Birth of the Cool Film Series
Wednesdays, March 25, April 1, April 8, and April 15, 7 PM
Sponsored by the Alamo Drafthouse and the Austin Film Society, the series features unique films from this period. On March 25 enjoy "Designing the Cool," a series of shorts by designers/filmmakers Charles and Ray Eames, along with a film on title designer, Saul Bass. All shows will take place at the Alamo Ritz downtown begin at 7 PM. For ticket information and upcoming film titles, click here.

Birth of the Cool Jazz Series at the Elephant Room
Saturday, March 28, 9:30 PM
Featuring Kat Edmonson
Visit Austin's premier jazz club for a special series highlighting music from the 1950s West Coast. For a list of upcoming shows click here. The Elephant Room is located at 315 Congress Ave., $5 cover

Congrats Mike!!

You may know Mike Castillo, one of our tech crew, from the Blanton rack card 'Our perspective' or you may just know him :)

Tell him congratulations on grandbaby #5!
sweet Kayla Elizabeth, 15in 14 oz, was born during Obama's inauguration.

ahh... Birth of the Cool

Besides being wildly popular, there are a plethora of events around town in conjunction with the exhibit. Some of which are located at Austin's famous Elephant Room.

Next up- Kat Edmonson 3/28 9:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/katedmonson
http://www.elephantroom.com/

A great video from Sam Sanford-

'Walkthrough of Lisi Raskin's installation at the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, with behind-the-scenes footage and audio from an interview with the artist.'